adj. 簡單的;單純的;易受騙的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行為;出身低微者;
?? sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→簡單的;樸素的;單純的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那僅有一張窄床的簡陋臥室
近義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反義:arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
vt.& vi. 懂,理解;
vt. 了解;默認;聽說;領會;
?? under(under)+stand→懂;了解;通曉;認為
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那僅僅是近似值。
近義:ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反義:misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
n. 腦;智慧;聰明的人;(群體中)最聰明的人;
vt. 打破…的腦袋;打…的頭部;
?? b(不)+rain(雨): 大腦不(b)會進水(rain)
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
墜入愛河必已使你神魂顛倒。
近義:brains, cerebrum, encephalon, cerebral